Sir Martin Archer Shee
George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, 1784 - 1860. Statesman
About this artwork
Lord Byron nicknamed the young George Gordon ‘Athenian Aberdeen’ on account of his ardent admiration of Greece, but he soon took his place as a pillar of the establishment, sitting as a Tory peer from 1806. His career was interwoven with the great events of the period: in 1813-14 he undertook various diplomatic missions at the close of the Napoleonic Wars and, as Foreign Secretary, first under Wellington and then under Peel, his skilful negotiations and non-interventionist stance eased relations with both France and America. Gordon was responsible, in 1852, for forming a coalition ministry whose initial widespread support did not survive the disastrous and unpopular Crimean War.
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artist:Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769 - 1850) Irish
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title:George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, 1784 - 1860. Statesman
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date created:About 1838
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:76.20 x 63.50 cm; Framed: 95.25 x 82.55 x 8.89 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1946
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accession number:PG 1482
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